05-27-2006, 11:00 PM
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Executive Editor, Android Thoughts
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,233
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Find Your Next Device With The Grid
"The idea here is to score most current PDA/smartphone solutions and see which one comes out on top. The scores for each criteria are my own personal evaluations. You can apply your own weightings, though, and the page will multiply everything up and work out your most suitable smartphone solution. Models and scores: (10=excellent, 1=terrible). Weightings: 'Not'/'Quite'/'Very' multiplies scores by 0, 1 or 2 respectively. "
A neat little tool that lets you rank what you find important in a device, and provides you with devices that match your rankings. I took this on Thursday night, and amazingly it told me that my top device should be a K-JAM, and my runner-up...a JasJar! So it predicted me correctly, perhaps it can predict your device preferences as well.
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05-28-2006, 01:26 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2
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I just found out that I should own the phone I just picked up, the Cingular 8125. Hurrah.
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05-28-2006, 04:27 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 214
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My winner was the K-Jam and runner up was the MDA Pro...
My current device is a T-Mobile MDA. Cool site.
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05-28-2006, 06:12 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 60
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It recommended K-jam and N70... I use my k-jam most of the time but i also do have an N70... cool grid
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05-28-2006, 06:45 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 181
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Well, the grid recommended an MDA and a Nokia E61. Interestingly, right now I have two Wizard devices, one is a Qtek 9100 from when they first became available and the other is an MDA (just in the event the 9100 needs servicing). Maybe I'll sell one of them and give the E61 a try.
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05-28-2006, 09:42 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 110
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There is no need for some grid. All these devices
currently on the market are lame, early designs.
Here are minimal specs:
1. WLAN g
2. Bluetooth
3. EVDO or HSPDA
4. 3" VGA touchscreen
5. Keyboard
6. Battery holds one week
7. WM5
8. 624 Mhz CPU
9. 128 RAM, 256MB Storage
10. SD card slot.
11. 3.5 mm headphones jack
12. 2MP camera
13. SIRF III GPS
14. Speaker
15. Microphone
16. Jog dial
17. 6 customizable application buttons
18. USB Sync connector.
19. Graphic accelerator
20. Stylus
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05-28-2006, 12:58 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 26
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by x51vuser
There is no need for some grid. All these devices
currently on the market are lame, early designs.
Here are minimal specs:
1. WLAN g
2. Bluetooth
3. EVDO or HSPDA
4. 3" VGA touchscreen
5. Keyboard
6. Battery holds one week
7. WM5
8. 624 Mhz CPU
9. 128 RAM, 256MB Storage
10. SD card slot.
11. 3.5 mm headphones jack
12. 2MP camera
13. SIRF III GPS
14. Speaker
15. Microphone
16. Jog dial
17. 6 customizable application buttons
18. USB Sync connector.
19. Graphic accelerator
20. Stylus
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How do you mean they're all "lame, early designs"? My MDA Pro is current as far as I know.
And what do you mean those are minimal specs?
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05-30-2006, 02:57 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1
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I created my own comparison using this app: www.acquasys.com/decider
You can enable and disable each criterion and see how the results change, pretty cool.
(btw, the device of my dreams is the ATOM!  )
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05-30-2006, 03:07 AM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 3,111
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by belfast-biker
How do you mean they're all "lame, early designs"? My MDA Pro is current as far as I know.
And what do you mean those are minimal specs?
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What he means is that, like me, he finds the current offerings rather unappealing. I'd add USB host, CF slot, autofocus camera, VGA out and UMTS (not just EVDO) to that list actually, and I'd drop the keyboard requirement.
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